"Making it to the grand final takes a never say die attitude. The defence they displayed against the Panthers in the finals showed that attitude and they will need to show that to beat a quality side like Penrith."<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> Cleary's brutal admission ahead of grand final<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Under-the-radar' star a Clive Churchill bolter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The 76-year-old is Rabbitohs royalty. He was the man at the forefront of their re-inclusion into the NRL competition in 2002, and steered the club through those early post-reinstatement years before ceding control of the club in 2006.<\/p>\n After the team was bought by actor Russell Crowe and businessman Peter Holmes a Court, their former leader stayed away for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n Piggins was coaxed into attending the 2014 decider, which Souths won, some 471 weeks after he'd last seen the Bunnies play live.<\/p>\n His attendance was welcome by anyone of a red and green persuasion, with nobody question his role in bringing the team back from the brink of extinction.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Legend's warning on South star's fitness status<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n